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Sofitel Los Angeles

The Sofitel is a 4 Diamond luxury hotel near Beverly Hills, overlooking the famous Hollywood Hills and offering the ambiance of a French chateau with California flair. This hotel is adjacent to Beverly Center Mall and is accessible from either Los Angeles International or Burbank airports. The Sofitel is located in a prime area for shopping, but it is also convenient to many cultural attractions like the J.P. Getty Museum or just sightseeing in neighboring Hollywood. An onsite brasserie serves outside on their terrace or by the hotel's swimming pool.

Hotel Coverage: Sofitel Los Angeles

Does The Sofitel LA still have that certain je ne sais quoi we've come to love about Sofitels? A HotelChatter Review We noticed earlier this year that some changes were afoot at Sofitel Los Angeles, with both a new restaurant and bar coming to the Beverly Hills outpost of...

Last night we went to the Sofitel New York in order to take a look-see at their newest photography exhibit, "Elles by Gilles Bensimon". This collection, which has never been seen in the US features 25 larger-than-life images of famous faces such as Alicia Keys, Beyonce, Charlize Theron, Carla...

This particular HotelChatter-er has been out of the loop a bit on the Los Angeles hotel scene in the past few months so when we rolled by the Sofitel Los Angeles the other day we noticed the hotel's signage on the corner of La Cienega and Beverly Boulevard. Namely...

Usually, we get pissed at the noise in hotels that's made by other hotel guests but never have we encountered a situation where the noise was coming from a hotel helipad, at least two times a day.Hollywood douche honcho, Ryan Kavanaugh, the movie producer who heads Relativity Media had...

The legend says that if you want to get into trouble then you go to The Chateau Marmont but the other night after the Golden Globes, the hotel proved to be troublesome for several stars and the paparazzi was on hand to catch it all.First up, "Boardwalk Empires'" Paz...

It looks like Tiger Woods has a thing for hospitality ladies. The billionaire golfer recently admitted to some "personal transgressions" in his life and there's no doubt his affairs spurred the bizarro car crash outside his house after Thanksgiving. But in looking at the gals that Tiger supposedly was...

Weve said it before and well say it again: We love chocolate. Which, by default, makes Sofitels I Love Chocolate package more than a little tempting. Through Jan. 31, more than 85 Sofitel hotels around the globe are offering guests chocolate-happy amenities and perks. (How French!) And to sweeten...

If you visit Los Angeles with the hopes of spotting a celeb or watching a location shoot (and c'mon, who doesn't visit LA with those hopes?) then the Sofitel Los Angeles might be the best place for you to stay. This summer we've seen the hotel show up in...

The Sofitel LA has been a very busy hotel these days. Recently, the hotel was used as the setting for vampire hotel, Hotel Carmilla, in True Blood. Then last night, the boys of Entourage ended the episode in a typical Entourage fashion--toasting their success over dinner--at Simon inside the...

We were just doing some cruising on Twitter and we came across this tweet which had us crackin' up and a little hot and bothered at the same time The bar in the bottom of our hotel, Cellar Bar, is literally Fangtasia from True Blood. Not coming here after...

In continuing our running tab on hotel carpets (yes, we are that geeky here), we present you with this photo taken at the Sofitel LA by Air Christophe. And we're thinking maybe this carpet is not so fugly? What do you think? Let us know in comments below. ...

We came across these photos of Rihanna walking into her hotel yesterday -- and thanks to our supersharp eye (and embarrassingly high levels of hotel-geekiness), we think we know what hotel this is: The Sofitel LA. Click the jump for the Rihanna pic to compare -- and let us...

The Hills! A new season! Lauren, Heidi, Spencer, Audrina and Whitney are b-a-c-k and we couldn't be happier that our Monday evening guilty-pleasure has returned to us -- and we may have even felt so guilty that we DVRed CNN's entire coverage of the DNC to, er, alleviate some...

Sofitels are going green or should we say "vert"? Accor North America and its French-style Sofitel Hotels have signed a new landmark agreement with Community Energy, Inc. to purchase clean, renewable wind energy to power all nine of its U.S. Sofitel locations. This new eco-friendly agreement gives Sofitel Hotels the...

We've been so good about not covering Britney Spears' daily trips to Los Angeles hotels as per our New Years resolution but this time she and her ever-present pack of paparazzi hit up a hotel that wasn't either one of the Four Seasons.Nope, Britney and her stalker-turned-manager Osama Lufti dropped...

· Legendary "Mayor" of Hollywood Johnny Grant died on Wednesday night at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. Now, maybe he and Marilyn can haunt the hotel together.· The scariest lodgings in all of Hollywood? The suites at the Celebrity Centre run by Scientology. The New Yorker says there are 39 hotel...

It's been a while since we've have covered a hotel blog here on Hotel Blog Watch but we literally just stumbled over this one for the Sofitel Los Angeles.Although the name is SoBlog, this hardly resembles a traditional blog. For starters, there's no actual blog posts. Just a lot of...

Click here to go straight to the HotelChatter Hollywood Star MapAlright so it wasn't solely because of John Mayer but his recent appearance at the Sofitel Los Angeles with a new girlfriend Minka Kelly in tow reminded us that this renovated hotspot needed a listing on the HotelChatter Hollywood Hotel...

We happened to be celebrating a friend's birthday inside Stone Rose at the Sofitel Los Angeles on Saturday night which was the exact same night that HBO was holding their pre-Emmy dinner party at the SimonLA restaurant.So as we guzzled down our seabreezes we got to watch castmembers of The...

Hotel Maven Briancuttermd dropped in a first person review on the hotel page for the Sofitel LA. And while we usually point people in the direction of interesting comments, we thought this one deserved its own post because it's so detailed. And when you're done, check out Jaunted's review of...

A friend of HotelChatter is due for a trip to LA to partake in some sort of awards season boondoggle. The Industry has presented her three hotel choices to choose from based on location to the Wrap Event in question: The Sofitel Los Angeles, The Elan Modern and The Orlando....

Best Hotel Renovation: Sofitel Los Angeles With the hotel industry going through as many changes as a pubescent teenager, it's definitely hard for all the older, established hotels to measure up. Which is why more and more hotels are investing in big-time renovations. We saw a lot of these in...

The newly renovated Sofitel Los Angeles Hotel has made a big splash not just with its snazzier decor, but also with its popular new restaurant, Simon LA--helmed by chef Kerry Simon.And although the restaurant has received pretty good reviews for all of its courses, the big hit seems to be...

Lately, top chefs are leaving LA for Las Vegas, but famed chef Kerry Simon has done the reverse commute by signing up as the chef behind the newly redone Sofitel Los Angeles.. What's the byproduct? The Sofitel's restaurant Simon L.A. which serves up comfort-food with LA approved ingredients. LA...

Want more on the new swankified Sofitel LA? From our hotel tip mailbox: I stayed at the Sofitel in LA last week, went to the Stone Rose every night. Best line of the night was when we saw Ned Beatty and I said, I thought you were dead. He...

Warning: If you are not obsessed with blog culture, you probably want to just skip this post, and we salute you for doing so. EA celebrated the launch of The Godfather game for Xbox 360 with a party at Stone Rose lounge inside Sofitel Los Angeles.A spy reports to...

Back in March, hotel tubs seemed as if they were going to take off--especially those with voyeuristic tendencies.But the LA Times seems to think that the hotel tub is on its way to extinction.In today's hurried society, baths are becoming a rare occurrence, hoteliers say, so tubs are being replaced...

The IRS might be cracking down on the infamous Swag Bags handed out at such events like the upcoming Emmy Awards but product promoters are still determined to hand off their freebies to celebs.Starting today at the Sofitel Los Angeles Hotel, a band of swaggers, GBK productions, will be opening...

As we promised yesterday, we have some pictures of the Stone Rose at the new Sofitel in Los Angeles.While we wouldn't call our pictures exclusive, they sure beat what the hotel has on their website which is basically old pictures of the hotel pool, its restaurant entrees and a rendering...

We popped into the Sofitel Los Angeles, our first visit since the hotel underwent extensive renovations. We have to say that we were super impressed. The place looks totally swank.Here's our quick video tour of the lobby. We'll have more pics on the lobby and the lounge, Stone Rose, (created...

Rande Gerber is on a hotel-club opening roll. Fresh off the opening of Cherry at the Red Rock Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, he has opened Stone Rose, the West Coast version, in the newly renovated Sofitel Los Angeles. A HotelChatter spy was in attendance and had this to...

We are suckers for a room with a killer view. We find that we are even more likely to forgive some minor hotel inconveniences if we can stare out the window at something pretty--yeah we are that shallow. Let's help out our fellow hotel mavens by uploading rooms with...

May 11, 2006

Partner Reviews: Sofitel Los Angeles

My name is Crash. I am the preferred Disc Jockey (DJ) for all the Sofitel events. Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, birthdays, corporate events and so on.
The Sofitel is a fantastic spot to host an elegant and intimate event. The staff is cordial and easy to work with
I highly recommend Sofitel for your upcoming reception.
Crash
crash@djcrash (dot) com

The bene here is served on foccacia bread instead of an english muffin...and what a HUGE difference it makes. They also have fresh squeezed oj and grapefruit juice.
I love the outside patio. I'm really surprised this restaurant isn't more popular. It's right across the street from the Beverly Center.
I always stay at the Sofitel and I love Gigi Brasserie.

No need to make reservations here- Expect to be the only table occupied any night of the week. You could fall asleep in your soup it's so quiet and low-energy. Food is good but overpriced for what is not much of an experience. Staff is friendly and tries hard.

My girlfriend wanted to celebrate her birthday with a small gathering of friends on the Gigi patio. We had a wonderful time all the way around. The food was great (I highly recommend the "Surf and Turf") and the service was top notch. Sebastian, the General Manager, came out and personally brought us bread and drinks and even took a group picture for us.
The patio was beautiful, they have a plexiglass partition to deaden the noise of traffic but you still get a view of the bustling city and they set up gas heaters for us to make sure we didn't get too cold while enjoying the amazing food.
A great location for any occasion.

Wow! I don't know where to begin. Comfortable and classy. City Chic. The best dang crabcake EVER!! (Alaskan King Crab Cake) It took me more than 1/2 an hour to decide what to order because everything sounded so good.
But, I expect a good restaurant to have good food... the thing that blew me away the most, was the Artful Presentation (magazine worthy). I am telling you... Iron Chef, move over!! Kitchen stadium doesn't know what they're missing.
Kudos to the chef (and the designer).
Want to feel elegant and relaxed after a day at the Bevery Center? Want to celebrate YOUR 31st birthday or anniversay? THIS is the place to do it!
--McCall Bennett

This restaurant is a hidden gem on Restaurant Row. The menu is surprisingly inventive and decadent for a hotel restaurant. The outdoor patio is a tranquil escape and the food and service amazing. Try the foie gras for an appetizer, the veal and lobster tail entree and the creme brulee sampling for desert.

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Sofitel Hotel LA, 36 hrs in LA

So I was in town for a wedding and for some reason, my fav, the W Hotel was fully booked, so after a few recommendations by LA friends, I booked a room in the Sofitel Hotel. It's supposed to be perfectly located, across the street from the Beverly Center and walking distances to many places (nobody walks in LA, so this is really a moot point). Unfortunately, I went from the airport to a club and didn't get to the hotel until 4am when the skeleton crew was out. The first impression was one of quiet subduedness. The hotel was large and bright outside, but the lobby was very very dark. The eye candy at the front desk was very nice but couldn't program a key card, no problem, the bellhop escorted me to my room and let me in.

The room itself was very small, granted, I got the absolutely least expensive room, but at $285/night, it's not all that cheap.

The bed was also very nice, with the signature SO feather bed and duvet (I'll confess, I bought a W Hotel bed from Simmons Beautyrest with the plush top, also another uber nice bed a la Hastens' level of comfort, best $1100 I've spent). This bed is very soft and comfortable, the duvet is snuggly soft and the down pillows are amazing (I need to get some hypoallergenic pillows like these). I will follow my compliments with the following comment, the featherbed is ideal for sleeping and probably too soft and fluffy for other bed-related activities.

The Frette bath robes x 2 were a nice touch. The Sofitel hotel terry slippers were nice, but were of the disposable variety. The furnishings of the room was slight above standard fare from a Hyatt or Hilton. A 30 inch LCD LG tv was a nice touch. I must say, for someone who doesn't own a TV at home, I was rather impressed by the picture qualities of the LCD TV on the HD channels, it's hypnotic, I was watching Tiger Woods on HD and couldn't take my eyes away, and I don't even like golf. Like all hotels, it comes with a safe in the room and a little minibar with microsensors that detect movement of the beverage, so if you move it, you'll get charged. Don't open the thing up to examine it because the door contents might move and you might get charged. There's soda, Pelligrino, and Heinekin in there, probably $10/bottle. On the other note, there's a bottle of Evian on your nightstand waiting for you. Wonder will they charge you for it? I drank mine.

The bathroom was very nice, I absolutely loved the shower stall with the overhead shower head. The TV's program is piped into the bathroom via a speaker under the sink. The counter is a smooth polished stone, not marble, maybe lime. The sink is a very chic rectangular shape, very NYC SoHOish! Front lit lights from behind the mirror plus a magnified vanity mirror ensures you identify all your imperfections prior to hitting the town. The bathroom door is a slider that gently slips closed. One complaint about the bathroom? The toilet takes too long to refill the tank and it goes about it in a noisy fashion.

Now, I don't know if the walls are super thick or what, or maybe my neighbors were just sleeping at 4am, but I didn't hear a mutter from any of my neighbors during my stay, which is what I absolutely need. I can't stand the TV or muffled conversation noise from neighbors and the Sofitel hotel does not impose that discomfort on me. Unfortunately, when I woke up, I smelled cigarette smoke. I requested a non-smoking room and called down to the front desk, which confirmed that I was in a non-smoking room, but was able to move me to another floor and room. The first room opened up to a view of the hollywood hills, which is a nice view, but not a huge incentive to keep the tobacco fume filled room. The second room faced the Beverly Center, so I got a view of people taking the escalators to their shopping in Bloomingdales. I also got to count the number of Bentleys rolling around the streets of Hollywood.

The service was prompt throughout my stay. Calls were answered quickly and worries addressed instantly. Room service was nice, they addressed you by your name when you call before you introduce yourself. The food was pretty good (not that you can mess up eggs over easy or anything) and I guess $27 for two eggs, three sausages, 2 slices of toast, hash brown and fresh squeezed orange juice is a decent price since it is delivered to your door (I think a diner will probably charge about $15, so add about $10 for hotel convenience). The concierge was also very helpful and fast. From printing the boarding pass for my flight to calling a cab (parked across the street) the wait for service at the Sofitel Los Angeles averaged 5 seconds.

The lobby is very dark at night but more vibrant by day. The front desk is on the left as is the concierge table. The small business office is there too, with internet access while sitting on these ultra cool clear plastic bubble stools. To the right of the lobby is the gift shop in front of the elevator, I think it's open early because it was open at 7am when I left the hotel. It's similar to the W Hotel gift shop, a lot of novelty item. Adjacent to the gift shop is a sitting area with deep couches that stretched the length of my 6 foot frame, I had to slouch back on those things and still use a pillow on my back. They are very very deep. The sitting area precedes the entrance to the LA Simon Restaurant which is supposed to be a trendy restaurant with a famous chef (their eggs/breakfast is pretty good, as described above). Also here is the Stone Rose, which is a night club/bar/lounge and supposedly a hot spot. After the wedding, I returned home exhausted only to discover dozens of hot babes in skirts that ended slightly north of the butt cheeks hovering around the front of the hotel and inside the lobby. I guess it must be a hot spot indeed, to see and be seen. Unfortunately, I had an early flight, otherwise, I'm there! Oh yeah, being a guest at the hotel gets you onto the VIP list at the Stone Rose.

Overall, the Sofitel was a very positive experience and despite the $285/night price tag, I would return again. The amenities were excellent and the service was outstanding.

Don't Use This Hotel for Events

If you were considering using this hotel for an event -- DON'T! We were planning to have our daughter's Bat Mitzvah there. We sign that contract and paid the deposit almost ten months in advance. Then, as we were about to order invitations in the weeks before the event, they announced that they would not honor the contract. You cannot depend on them.